Theos-Talk Archives (February 2005 Message tt00216)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Hejka-Ekins <jjhe@c...> wrote:


> Since you were present at the meeting, perhaps you can answer some 
> questions I have: Was a copy of the by-laws in question distributed to 
> the council members present? If so, were they given an opportunity to 
> read the document in advance of the meeting? Was the Canadian Section 
> notified in advance that the agenda of this meeting was to consider 
> their expulsion from the PTS? Was there a representative of the 
> Canadian Section present? If so, was he/she given an opportunity to 
> speak? I am very much interested in learning more about what you 
> personally witnessed.


As an observer (and not a member of the Council) I did not have access
to any documents. But I remember that the copy of the amended by-laws
was made available to all Council members present at the meeting. This
item was thoroughly discussed in the Council, as I recall, before the
decision was made. The General Secretary of the TS in Canada at that
time was not present at the meeting.

Following this decision, the GC also decided to strengthen the work of
the then Canadian Federation of the TS, which is now the Canadian
Theosophical Association. I believe later on the former Canadian
Section conducted a plebiscite among its Lodges and Groups, and the
majority of them decided to stay within the Theosophical Society in
Canada, and not with the Canadian Federation of the TS (Adyar).


Pedro